Show v Looking Backward Through the tile files of The Times Times Independent Independent And Tho The Grand Valley Times 5 S YEARS AGO Two Twe r persons were hospitalized ed In a L ilane tana gas gall explosion atthe at atthe th the hor tron ho e of or Mr and Mrs Eben hben EbertSch Sch f. f The new press recently In Installed in stalled at The Times ent was u used ed In printing this edition The paper was changed from a seven-column seven pa paper r tJan to t-J toan toan an eight-column eight paper The Angus M Stocks reunion was held at Moab with persons per pen sons registered 20 YEARS AGO Charles Reed need 50 was suddenly sudden sudden- ly Iy stricken by a heart ailment and died within 30 minutes after the attack He lie was operator of the Moab liquor store Mrs George Battle of Santa Ana Calif and Mrs J J. J Willard Classen and children of San Francisco were visiting at the home of their mother Mrs I George of Moab Miss Lois McConkie McConkle daughter daugh ter of Mr and Mrs W W. R. R McConkle Mc Me McConkle Conkle was married to Grant Gran Parrish of Centerville Utah a brother of or County Agent Joseph Joseph Joseph Jos Jos- eph F. F Parrish of Moab A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Stryker Attended by of SOl sor sorrowing sorrowing sor- sor rowing relatives and friends the funeral of Mrs Julia Eagar Johnson 84 Moab pioneer was held in Moab Howard Lance successful farmer tanner of Moab Is completing the harvest arvest of ot his peach crop 40 YEARS AGO AGOA A party of oilmen made a boat trip down the Grand river riv er from Moab to the Colorado river a n distance of nearly miles The trip was WM made for fora a further stud study of ot the formation formation forma forma- tion In that section of the country West Hammond and Miss Lottie Cornwell were married In the Salt Lake Temple this week Since resuming drilling operations operations op on their holdings near Crescent the Eagle Crescent-Eagle OH Oil Co reports that the progress progress pro pro- gress Is very satisfactory The quarterly stage conference conference conference confer confer- ence of the church was held In Moab this week and the attendance was a record one Certificates of or nomination I must be filed flied by candidates at atthe atthe atthe the election 11 days earlier It was announced by D. D M M. Draper assistant at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney general of Utah Neal Rag had finished putting putting putting put put- ting up hI his third cutting of hay lIe He will get a fourth cutting cutting cut cut- ting of hay this year as will wIllI I D D- H H. Dalton 9 i i 60 YEARS AGO John and Matt Martin came down from Castle Valley Frank Hall hail was the chief cook at the Times office dur during Ing the week during the absence ab sence sense of the editor In Denver XV W. A. A Shafer went to Little Castle Valley to work on the residence of John E E. Pace which he had a contract to build L. L L L. Crapo came in from his Uranium property on the Dolores Volores river and reported great activity In that region Niels Olsen came down from the La where he had been driving a tunnel on his prop prop- erty He lie had some samples of fine ore from his claims claims- Thomas Daly was Vas In Cromo from Crom o his claims dalma in Lisbon Valley He Ite was taking out high grade ore tram from his cO copper p r property and had about tons on the dump R. R L I. Carry route agent for forthe forthe forthe the Wells Fargo Express Co made Moab a visit and Gild made satisfactory arrangement with local fruit growers for ship ship- ments William H. H Allred came In from his ranch at Browns Brown's Hole He lie reported that travelers travelers trav trav- elers to La and Paradox would fir Clr firl al 01 e excellent ellent roa road via his ranch with good water and feed teed |